The Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s recent decision in Armstrong v. Flowserve US, Inc., ARB Case No. 14-023 (Sept. 14, 2016) underscores how … Continued
Washington DC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the DC Bar’s annual CLE Changing Currents in Employment Law 2016: Recent Trends and Developments on … Continued
False Claims Act Whistleblower Protection for Government Contractor Employees A decision in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) whistleblower retaliation case clarifies the broad scope of … Continued
On September 7, 2016, a Texas appellate court in MJS and Associates, LLC v. Master et al., No. 12-15-00219-CV (Tex. Ct. App. 2016) affirmed a … Continued
OSHA’s Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs has issued policy guidelines on provisions in settlement agreements that restrict whistleblowing. The policy guidance states that “OSHA will … Continued
SOX Whistleblower Wins at Trial A federal jury awarded $1.6 million in compensatory damages to Julio Perez in a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower retaliation lawsuit. Following extensive … Continued
A win by a Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”) whistleblower in Burns v Medtronic, No. 8:15-cv-2330-T17-TBM, 2016 WL 3769369 (M.D. Fla. July 12, 2016), highlights the broad … Continued
At oral argument on August 24, 2016, whistleblower attorney Dallas Hammer urged the Department of Labor Administrative Review Board to avoid lowering the onerous burden … Continued
Settlement of Whistleblower Retaliation Case Includes Rescission of Immediate Reporting Policy In a settlement of two Section 11(c) whistleblower retaliation cases, US Steel agreed to rescind … Continued
Disclosing Toxic Mold Exposure is Protected Whistleblowing Under Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act IFCO Services N.A. (IFCO) has agreed to pay $105,000 … Continued
Most of the corporate whistleblower protection laws enforced by OSHA, including the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protection law, require the whistleblower to prove that the protected … Continued
The Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s decision in Dietz v. Cypress Semiconductor Corp. establishes important precedent on the broad scope of protected whistleblowing under … Continued